I retired from the higher education sector earlier this year having taught for 32 years in four universities. When people ask if I am enjoying retirement, I recount the various things I still do such as PhD supervision, online teaching on overseas courses and editing an academic journal. But I assure them I am enjoying […]
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I have a confession to make – I don’t find Jimmy Carr funny. I don’t say that to knock him; he’s doing his thing and good luck to him. I merely make the point, no matter how many rave reviews I hear, I’ve always found him to be a shock jock without a punchline; rude,
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There’s more than a grain of truth to the words, behind every great man is a great woman. But personally, I set greater store by the lesser-known aphorism, behind every pansified castrato, lies a malicious, megalomaniacal Z-lister. This appears something of a running sore amongst England’s finest swains of late, hostage as they are to
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At a time of heightened racial tension not seen for decades, white people are constantly being told to check their privilege; which is just as well, because you need to know you’re getting your money’s worth. ‘Check your privilege’ is a lazy, though sadly ubiquitous phrase, levied at white people who voice the wrong opinion,
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‘The name’s Bond, James Bond’ are among the most iconic cinematic words ever uttered. The moment you hear them, you are instantly transported back to Sean Connery’s first outing as 007 in Dr. No. No matter how much rebranding he goes through, Bond is inseparable from that image. Even those such as myself who didn’t
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